Protector for checks.



W. W. ARNOLD.

PROTECTOR FOR CHECKS.

APPLICATION man FEB. 1, 1915.

Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

\UILLIAM \V. AR) OLD O F D AYTON, OHIO.

PROTECTOR 1 0R CHECKS.

Application filed February L 1913 This inwntion l'k=l2l1l' to protectors for chucks Hllll ihilike nml morc particularly to (ltYilKh of this kinil which mark upon lhc chock hi- :imouni for which it is (lillAl! or :1 crmin maximum amount; for which thichm-k will be honored, tililri preventing: the raising of the check above the amount lll1\l'l l(l thereon, the marking being of MlCll :1 char ractcr that it cannot be altermi.

The object of {he present inn-ration to provide in :1 protector an crgunimtirurfli mechanism in combination with a casing characterized by great com 'mctncss without sacrificing eilicicncy and which can hr or crntcil by hand quickly and *asil v.

In the accompanying drawings l ignru l is :1 side clevution of a protector omhwiviugl' my invention, with part of the ('zblilfj broken away; Fig. '12 is :1 top. plan vicw with pairi of the casing rcmovciii .Fig. I; i. n wcliomi view inkcn on tho line a l/ of Fig nu l looking in i'hc ilircciion of :him rows; Fig. 4 is ii ilctziii view of lhc i cciiin gf ihwiw: Fig. .3 is H ilciziil \itW uf, tho liljllfilflllii marlin-i; (liYiil or lyric whccl; :iml Fig (3 is u (itlilll vicw oi tho mwinggj.

In ihcw drawings l lmw lliilrllllli'i omllllllilllilililll. oi my invcnlion nnil haw shown lho sumo 1m compririns: iwo park movnhl v conucciml our to tho olhor :iml uor mull s mcml apart in rci-civc hctwcvn ihcm chock or olhor inslrumcnL in writing upon whirh it is dosircrl to plow n {HUHIHWXH nizirkl 'lhcso mcmbcrs Zli ol such "lmr' zicicr that they can bc gruspcil in onc hrmil and opcrntcil to cause ontnwmlwr to mow towziril lhc othcr. ()no or the mcmbcrs i provided with an :uliustnhlc marking: 1hvice, such as A typiwhcch which i l ho quickly adjusted to bring any ono of n scriw of marks or figures into marking porition. The other member is provided with ii iiivicc lo take an illllll'OHSlUli from the nun-king dfiYiCO. such as :r platen. which is so arranged with relation to tho type whccl or marking device that when movvmont n im parted to one oi? the nmnbers rho paper will Specification of Imttcrs Patent Iuivniml Uri. i7. H9165,

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Me the dull; cteri tics :11; it may median The type \v 1115 O to E) and other (1mm use in m! WNW] on 1110 3 f0 f the portinn 10 0 the i'nnng a beam! that end )f L 1d t and is mounted on urns led am; mam:

fur 1 2 other end ich extwds WEN 11 p1? the 55 print 11w head any aiwiro inking pad or rink the casim nd held lawn. this tnry in wheel 'therewi to press the paper which has been inserted therein against the upper feed roller 27. This lower feed roller is here shown as formed in twp parts but this is not a neces sary featureot its construction. One of the rollers ar d, in the present instance, the

lower roller? is movable relatively to the other roller as to permit the two rollers to be separated to enablethe check to be placed in the slot. In the present instance, the lower roller is journziled on a crank shaft 29 and a spring 30 tends to move the same upward toward the roller 27. T 0 enable the roller 28 to be moved downward against the tension of the spring 30 I have provided a lever 31 journaled in the casing and having at one end an arm 33 provided with. a finger tll extending across the shaft 29 above the spring 30 and between the two parts oi, the roller, whereby the movement of the lever about its axis in one direction ,will pause the finger 3 k to press down on the shaftand thus carry the roller away from; the upper roller 2?, thereby leaving the :lot 26 unobstructed for the insertion of the zheck. The outer end of the lever 31 is in the form of a linger 35 which is placed eageriorly of the casing and is arranged in suth a position that it can be engaged by the thrmib or finger of the hand which grasps fthe protector, thereby enabling the operator to open the slot to receive the check and then release the check after it has been rml-z'ked, by the use of one hand, leaving the other hand free to handle the check. The 'gpper roller 27 is preferably the one that actuated to feed the paper and, to this e id, it is provided with a ratchet wheel 36 wl ieh is rigidly secured thereto and is adapted to be engaged by a spring-pressed pawl 37 mounted on the member 2 of the proter tor which is provided with a projection or finger 38 to support the same. The pawl and ratchet are so arranged that the movement of the two members one toward the other will nbt actuate the feed roller but the separation of the two members after the marking has been accomplished will actuate the upper iced roller and cause the paper to be advanced. A second pawl 39 ects as a detest to hold the feed roller against backward movement during the upward movement of the feed pawl 37.

I The-operation of the device will be readily, understood from the foregoing descrip tion and it will be apparent that the device is small and compact. is readily portable and will mark the check as efficiently as will the non-portable devices. The device can be carried in the pocket if desired. in the present instance it is designed more particularly for desk use and is intended to be kept in a drawer or carried in a satchel. CT-onsequeutly, the handles '3 and i are unobjectionable but it is obvious the movable I within said casing above said slot, a second member could be operated without the use of the long handles 3 and 4. The mechanism is very simple and positive in its operation and is of such a character that it an be produced at a low cost. Further, it will be noted that the two members of the device are formed in three parts which can be readily cast, thus simplifying and cheapening the construction.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character described, a casing having a longitudinal slot therein to guide and support an article to be printed. said casing having a handle fixed thereto, a marking device rotatably mounted within said casing above said slot, an inking device journaled in said casing above said slot and on an axis parallel to the axis of said marking device, means to hold said inking device in engagement with Said marking device, and a second rigid one piece handle pivoted to said first-mentioned handle and projecting into said casing below said slot, the projecting end of said second handle constituting a platen to coiiperate with said marking device to cause a mark to be placed on the article.

2. In a device of the character described, a casing. having a. longitudinal slot therein to guide and support an article to be printed, said casing having a handle fixed thereto, a marking device rotatably mounted rigid one piece handle pivoted to said first-mentioned handle and projecting into said casing below said slot and said marking device, the projecting end of said handle constituting a fixed platen to cooperate with said marking device to cause a mark to be placed on the article, a feeding device comprising coiiperating feed rollers mounted in said casing laterally of said marking device and the projecting end of the second handle, one of said rollers being mounted below said slot and the other of said rollers being mounted above said slot, and means operable by the relative movement of said handles to actuate said rollers to feed the paper.

3. In a device of the character described, a casing having a. longitudinal slot therein to guide and support an article to be printed, said casing having a handle fixed thereto, a marking device rotatably mounted within said casing above said slot, a second handle pivoted to said first -mentioned handle and projecting into said casing below said slot and marking device, feeding rollers actuated by the relative movement of said-handles to feed said paper, said rollers being mounted within the casing and laterally of saidmarkiug device and the project ing end of the second handle and arranged 130 one above and the other below said slot, one

above said slot. a handle fixed to said party and a second handle pivoted to said mentioned handle and projecting into the first part of said casing below said slot and marking device, the projecting end of said second handle comprising a rigid fixed p111" tion and having a platen fixed thereto to cooperate with said marking device to cause a mark to be placed on the article, feeding rolls mounted in the second part of saidcasing', one of" said rolls being mounted above and the other below said slot, means on said second handle coc'operating'with said rolls to actuate the same to feed the article and means mounted on the casing to the rear thereof and to one side of said handles to bodily separate said rolls.

5. In a device of the character described, a casing having a longitudinal slot therein to guide and support an article to be printed, said casing having a marking device I rotatably mounted therein above said slot, a

handle fixed to said casing, a second handle pivotally mounted upon said first handle slidably mounted upon said second-men-, tinned handle coiiperating with saidfrat-chet wheel and adapted to actuate said feed 1 0115 on each operation of said handle.

6. In a device of the character described,

a casing having a longitudinal slot therein to guide and support an article to be print ed, aunarking device rotatably mounted in said casing above said slot a. handle fixed to said casing, a second handle pivoted to said first-mentioned handle and projecting into said casing below said slot and marking device. rojecting end of said handle constituting'a platen; to cooperate with said marking device to cause a. mark to be placed on the article, feeding devices mounted in said casing to one side of said marking device, and means slidably and resiliently mounted upon said second-mentioned handle to operate said feeding devices at each operation of said second-mentioned handle.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM W. ARNOLD. Witnesses:

F. W. SCHAEFER,

EDWARD L. REED. 

